Sep 26, 2023 Settlement terms agreed in claim for non-disclosure of climate risk to bondholders By Maisie Heath Anthea Bowater Simon Orton Simon Duncombe +1 more... Show less The Australian government has agreed to publish a statement in relation to the impacts of climate change as part of the settlement of a...
Sep 25, 2023 Times they are a-changin’ – how cities are evolving and the role of the hospitality industry By Victoria Hills Lydia Kent-Smith We are living through an extraordinary period. With significant geopolitical, social and climate changes. As actors in the real estate...
Sep 21, 2023 UK Green Taxonomy – GTAG provides further technical advice to the UK Government By Elisabeth Overland Anthea Bowater Emily Smith The UK’s Green Technical Advisory Group (GTAG) has recently published several new pieces of technical advice for HM Treasury. ...
Sep 15, 2023 ClientEarth ordered to pay Shell’s costs in the latest development in their climate derivative action By Simon Duncombe Cat Greenwood-Smith Kate Collister Emma Franck-Gwinnell Lizzy Matthams +2 more... Show less On 31 August 2023, the High Court of England and Wales dismissed ClientEarth’s application for permission to appeal the May 2023 and July...
Sep 08, 2023 Nature Restoration Regulation generates storm in European Parliament By Simon Duncombe Chris Bellringer Kieran Watkins Toby Freedman +1 more... Show less In 2022, the European Commission put forward proposals for two new regulations intended to better protect ecosystems and address species...
Aug 30, 2023 Combatting greenwashing – existing toolkit, EU developments and the role of trade marks By Nicola Fish Lutz Riede Alexandra Morgan “Greenwashing” is a clear buzzword in the UK and EU. Greenwashing is the use of false, misleading, or unsubstantiated claims about the...
Aug 29, 2023 At a glance - the updated German National Hydrogen Strategy By Mesut Korkmaz Marie von Falkenhausen Hendrik Wessling Philipp Reinecke, LL.M. Ulrich Scholz Mirko Masek Sascha Arnold +4 more... Show less In July 2023, the German government updated its National Hydrogen Strategy (NHS), initially adopted in 2020. The NHS is not directly...
Aug 11, 2023 New EU sustainable batteries regulation becomes law – what you need to know By Kieran Watkins Marlen Vesper-Gräske Hilke Boedeker After a lengthy legislative process, the new EU Batteries Regulation has finally been published in the Official Journal of the EU,...
Aug 11, 2023 ASA and CMA crack down on greenwashing By Cat Greenwood-Smith Kate Collister Rachel Duffy The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have recently published updated guidance on...
Aug 09, 2023 ESG and people – what are the key areas of focus for global businesses? By David Mendel Amy Rentell Amelia Lamp Global businesses are increasingly looking to embed people-related ESG initiatives. Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements is...
Jul 14, 2023 EU publishes new biodiversity proposals: a closer look at plans to promote development of gene-edited crops and reduce food and textile waste By Kieran Watkins James Raeside Georgina Bayly Sanjana Canumalla +1 more... Show less Last week, the European Commission published its latest European Green Deal initiative: the biodiversity and food package. The package...
Jul 13, 2023 Impacts on businesses by planned Green Claims Directive By Moritz Becker Thomas Ackermann Marie Drießnack On 22 March 2023, the EU Commission published a draft directive on the substantiation and communication of environmental claims (Green...